Police arraign 15 over alleged attempt to kill Patience Jonathan

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arraigned 15 persons before the state High Court sitting in Yenagoa over alleged plot to kill former First Lady Patience Jonathan and rob her of valuables worth over N3billion.

The command said a 17-count charge of conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit felony with armed robbery, malicious injury to property, conspiracy to commit felony, stealing and burglary were filed against the suspects.

In the charge sheet, the count 1 accused the arraigned persons of conspiring to commit murder which is an offence punishable under section 252 of the Criminal code law cap. C14 laws of Bayelsa State.

According to the charge, “All the accused and some at large, sometime in the month of June, 2019 at Otuoke community in Ogbia local government within the Ogbia Judicial Division of the state high court did conspire to kill the former first lady, there committed an offence.’

“That you and some other persons at large, on the same date and place aforementioned Judicial division of Bayelsa did steal seven gold bangles and jewelries, five Samsung Air Conditioners, two sets of upholstery chairs, six Samsung flat screen television stands at N200,000,000.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Recall that operatives of the Operation Puff Adder of the State Police Command had in June arrested some persons over alleged involvement in the illegal entry into the former president’s home in Otuoke community in Ogbia local Government area, carting away jewelries, custom made walking stick and other valuables worth over N.3billion.